VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS
Points to Make (Defensive)
UNHCR debt to Hong Kong
- We are in regular contact with UNHCR. They rely entirely on voluntary contributions and can only repay the debt to the extent that funds are available.
- UNHCR fully acknowledge their moral obligation to repay, and now include a reference to the debt in their fund-raising literature.
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We have firmly reminded the major CPA donors of the debt the international community owes to Hong Kong for having shouldered the burden of Vietnamese migrants for so long. Will continue t
press.
UK financial contributions
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From 1989 to date the UK has contributed more than £60 million towards a solution of the problem. We shall make further substantial contributions in 1993/94.
Figures do not include the cost of running our Embassy in Hanoi which has put a great deal of effort into solving the Vietnamese migrant problem on behalf of Hong Kong.
- UK bilateral aid programme has proved most effective, providing just the right atmosphere to encourage continued Vietnamese cooperation on the ORP. Hong Kong programme too has been very successful.
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